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No. 5 Notre Dame will take on Michigan State in their final regular season series this Friday and Saturday at Compton Family Ice Arena. Notre Dame (22-8-2, 16-5-1) fell four spots in the rankings after being swept in their two-game series against Michigan last weekend. The Irish lost 4-2 on Friday night at the Compton Family

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No. 1 Notre Dame’s program-record 16-game win streak came to an abrupt end Sunday in Chicago’s United Center, as the Irish fell 5-0 to No. 18 Wisconsin, after winning the first game of the series 4-2 at home Friday night against the Badgers. On Friday night, the Irish (19-4-1, 13-1-0 Big Ten) got off to

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This Friday, the No. 1 Irish will play host to No. 18 Wisconsin in a Big Ten matchup, followed by a Sunday rematch of the two squads at the United Center in Chicago. The Badgers (11-11-3, 5-7-2 Big Ten) will be looking for revenge from the two losses the Irish (18-3-1, 12-0-0) handed them in

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Despite playing only two games, it was an eventful winter break for Notre Dame hockey. During the four-week break, the then-No. 2 Irish (18-3-1, 12-0-0 Big Ten) had two players compete in international hockey tournaments. Sophomore defenseman Andrew Peeke was a member of Team USA at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, which took place

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On a cold Sunday night inside Alumni Stadium, No. 12 seed Notre Dame lost in heartbreaking fashion to No. 20 seed Wisconsin 1-0 in overtime — falling in the Round of 32 of the NCAA championship. While the Irish (11-7-2, 3-3-2 ACC) received a first-round bye courtesy of the their top-16 seed, the Badgers (12-4-5,

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For the 20th time in program history, Notre Dame has earned a bid into the NCAA championship. The Irish (11-6-2, 3-3-2 ACC) drew the No. 12 seed when the tournament field was unveiled Monday — their sixth-straight top-16 national seed — and are set to host the winner of Wisconsin and University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) on

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Editor’s note: This is the first story of a three-part series featuring a wide range of topics covered in The Observer’s interview with director of athletics Jack Swarbrick. Today’s story focuses on the the state of the Irish football program following the 2016 season and Swarbrick’s expectations for its future. “Brian [Kelly] will lead this team

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The Irish added a pair of games versus a Big-10 opponent Monday, as Notre Dame announced a two-game, neutral-site series with Wisconsin. The first game will take place Oct. 3, 2020, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and then the two teams will travel to Chicago on Sept. 25, 2021, where they will meet

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Notre Dame hosted the Shamrock Invitational swim tournament over the weekend — another tournament in preparation for ACC championships later in February. It was the final home meet for Notre Dame’s seniors. The No. 22 men’s swimmers picked up a quality win, beating Wisconsin by 185.5 points. Grand Canyon University and Missouri State University finished third

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Notre Dame dominated at home over the weekend at Castellan Family Fencing Center, taking on six visiting club programs in the DeCicco Duals tournament. The visiting teams were Wisconsin, Virginia, Michigan State, Michigan, Chicago and McKendree. Both the men’s and the women’s squads ended with perfect 6-0 records, managing to defeat all of their competition.